krillin looked at his opponent, the old man, Jackie chun. he didn't seem nervous or anything. this poker face tricked yamcha into being eliminated, so he had to be careful.

after a few seconds of nothingness, krillin struck first, throwing a straight right hand that chun easily avoids with a backflip.

"impressive, for his age!" bulma said.

but krillin didn't stop, punching and kicking at great speed, with Jackie chun visibly finding it harder and harder to dodge them. krillin then sends a left hook that chun manages to grab with his palm.

"hmm, impressive!" chun said. "you made me use my hands!"

chun then threw krillin to the other side, the bald monk landing on his feet. the old man then took the snake style kung fu stance. krillin approached him carefully,only to be sent crashing at the wall with a lightning fast snake strike!

"Wha-" krillin wondered what just happened, his nose bleeding.

"what? where did he hit him? I didn't see anything!" bulma said, confused.

"open your eyes, bulma, I saw it coming a mile away." goku said, surprising bulma.

krillin then got up and faced chun again. the old man stayed in the snake style stance. krillin open his eyes in order to carefully analyse China's movement, wondering if he could see the blow coming,like goku mentioned. he was so concentrated that, suddenly, everything around him ran in slow motion.

then, he saw chun moving his hand to attack.

"I can see!" krillin said to himself as he managed to counter the blow.

however, the entire action was so fast that nobody except goku saw what happened, leading to mass confusion as both fighters entered a stalemate.

"LET'S GO KRILLIN!" goku shouted.

"uh, what?" yamcha and bulma said in confusion.

" WHAT JUST HAPPENED?" the announcer shouted in his mic. "EVERYTHING HAPPENED IN A BLINK OF AN EYE!"

Krillin and chun then attacked at the same time. they clashed so hard, it created a light that blinded everyone around the ring. when they landed, everybody was stunned at what just happened. then, krillin fell down.

The announcer, having recovered his senses, began counting as goku told krillin to get up, which he did at 8, caressing his head in pain.

"he still got up?" chun thought as he looked at the bald monk. "guess he really took his training seriously."

"huh, I apologize for interrupting the match, but..." the announcer said as he walked towards Jackie chun. "...the crowd and I are not sure about what just happened. do you think you can tell us?"

"sure, no problem!" chun answered. "first, I rushed at him at the same time as he did..." he explained. "...then,I tried kicking him, but he ducked..."

"then, I tried an uppercut..." krillin said, mimicking the movements he just did. " then, he started spitting all over my fist! it was so gross, that I pulled back."

" then, I tried sending a right hook..." chun continued. "...but the little brat snoozed some boogers to pull me back, so i changed plans."

"me too!" krillin said. "it took .2 seconds to come up with a new plan. by coincidence, we thought of the same plan."

"and that is?" the announcer asked.

"we decided to play rock paper scissors!" both shouted. "but..." krillin continued. "...i looked away for a second, and Jackie chun clobbered me right in the face!"

"yup, that's that!" chun finished.

"UNBELIEVABLE! ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN A SPAN OF MILISECONDS!" the announcer shouted, making the crowd roar.

"d...dont tell me you saw everything?" bulma asked goku.

"yup!" goku simply answered, making bulma and yamcha look at each other in surprise.

"absolutely amazing!" Dr. briefs whispered.

"That little boy is so good!" bulma's mom said about krillin.

"AND NOW, LET THE BATTLE CONTINUE!" The announcer shouted as both krillin and Jackie chun took fighting stances.

krillin knew that if he fought Jackie chun directly, he'll be wiping the floor. normally, shaolin monks keep on fighting,even if the odds are against them. but krillin is no ordinary monk.

he discretely puts his hand in his go, looking for an object. when he found it, he tossed it to the old man.

it was a pair of panties. jackie chun immediately pounces on it, and krillin takes advantage to send him flying out of the stadium with a kick!

"THAT'S IT, HE'S WON!" goku exclaimed.

"WHAT THE HELL HE'S BEEN DOING WITH PANTIES ON HIM ALL THIS TIME?" bulma asked loudly about krillin's panties.

" He may not be muten roshi, but he's just as perverted." yamcha said.

"SHIIIIIIiiiiiitt..." chun screamed as he flew away to the stars. with a clever trick, krillin managed to hit a home run out of the park!

"ka...me..."

his victory is certain!

"ha...me..."

he's gonna face goku in the finals!

"HAAAAAAAAAAA!"

with a mighty shout from afar, Jackie chun delivered a massive kamehameha wave that managed to land him back In the ring, to the surprise of everyone!

"no way! energy just came out of his hands!" exclaimed.

"I'm baaack!" jackie chun fully said, as if nothing happened.

"W-W-W-WHAT THE HELL?" all of the turtle school students and yamcha shouted, not believing he just did a kamehameha!

"w-w-where did he learn that?" goku asked.

"b-b-but if he's not roshi...but he knows the...WHO THE HELL IS HE?" bulma and yamcha simultaneously asked.

"AMAZING!" The announcer shouted. "HE JUST DID A KAMEHAMEHA! ONLY MUTEN ROSHI IS KNOWN TO HAVE USED THIS TECHNIQUE! IS FORMER TOURNAMENT CHAMPION JACKIE CHUM A FORMER STUDENT OF THE TURTLE SCHOOL?"

"heh heh...its time to finish this!" the old man said, taking a weird stance where he put his hands besides his head.

"g-goku, what should I do?" krillin asked the monkey boy.

"win!" goku answered.

" YOU CALL THAT AN ADVICE?" krillin shouted in frustration. "argh, screw it!" he shouted as he bullrushed jackie chun...who then easily avoids him, leading to krillin smashing his head into the wall!

"OW!"

"toro, toro!" jackie chun taunted krillin, making him furious. how dare this old man know a secret technique that took 50 years for master roshi to master?

"SHUT UP!"he said as he then attempted a kick...only to go right through chun, as if he was a ghost!

"uh?"

"BEHIND YOU, KRILLIN!" goku shouted to his bald friend. but, alas, it was too late:chun appeared right behind krillin, and struck two pressure points around his neck, paralyzing him, making him unable to answer the ten count.

"10! K.O! WINNER: JACKIE CHUN!"

"W-WHAT speed!" yamcha exclaimed.

"its as if he created an afterimage when he moved!" bulma said.

"THAT'S IT! MY NEXT RESEARCH WILL BE ON MARTIAL ARTISTS!" Dr. briefs shouted.

goku then went towards krillin, who was in pain from paralysis.

" what did you do to him?" goku asked Jackie chun with an angry tone.

"relax, kid, I'll give him his movement back." the old man said, as he stroke krillin's pressure points again, making krillin move again.

"ow...that hurts..." krillin complained.

"you did extremely well, young man." Jackie chun congratulated krillin. "you and your friend have all the making of future world champions!"

"i can't wait to face you, old man!" goku said.

"i will show you that, no matter how strong you'll become, there is always someone better." chun said, as he left for the locker room.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE WILL TAKE A BREAK TO ALLOW YOU AND THE FIGHTERS TO RELAX BEFORE OUR GRAND FINAL!"

when the announcer said that, everybody went to the concession stands while the fighters went to their locker rooms. bulma's parents joined the group at their lockers.

"OH, it's so amazing, the things you boys are able to do at such a young age!" bulma's mom said.

"these kids aren't normal, mom!" bulma said, playfully punching both goku and krillin's shoulders.

"so, now that I WON my fight, are you gonna invite me for dinner, like you said?" goku asked bulma's mom.

"really? you invited him home?" bulma asked her.

"OF COURSE! In fact, I'm inviting all of your new friends for dinner after the tournament!" panchi said.

"all right!" the boys shouted.

" IT will be the perfect opportunity to study you boys." Dr briefs said.

" what are ya gonna do to them, dad?" bulma asked him suspiciously.

"bulma, do not worry, I'm not a mad scientist willing to experiment on living subjects!" Dr briefs affirmed, thinking about a certain robotics student he knew back in college a long time ago... "I just want to know how martial artists are capable of such scientifically implausible things!"

"sure, we can show you!" goku told the doctor.

" what? you didn't ask my permission!" krillin shouted.

then, amidst the laughter, goku saw Jackie chun looking at him. he stared back with an intensity that he only reserves for certain occasions. he may be an old man, but he is the strongest opponent he will face to date. It made him really excited, his blood boiling like it never did before, raising all of his hair as a sudden surge of power flowed through his veins.

roshi was worried.

his students surpassed all of his expectations. especially son goku. he has incredible potential, beyond any student he ever had. IT seems he will need to use his full strength in a fight for the first time in a while. he doesn't know why, but something about this aura he had...was not human. at least, not like any ordinary human, and not just the tail he used to have.

"son gohan..." he thought to himself.

"...what kind of boy did you pick up in the woods?"

END OF CHAPTER 10